IDAHO (PT)

Zoboomafoo"Bovine"
A cow and her calf visit Animal Junction, and Martin and Chris tell their lemur friend that cows are ruminants, with special second stomachs to digest the grass they eat. The Kratt Brothers take off for India to see how cows live there.G

Martha Speaks"Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird/Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird"
Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird - The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched, they've played a hundred hands of Go Fish, and they've even eaten all the s'mores - but they still aren't tired. When TD suggests they tell science fiction stories, no one expects this story to end as it does: to be continued! Vocabulary: (E) science fiction, data, unpredictable, forsee(able), unforeseen, feline(s) (I) gather(ing), mysterious, peculiar, vine. D

2:00 pm

The Electric Company"Bluefoot"
Hector tries to debunk the myth of a mysterious creature called Bluefoot. D

2:30 pm

WordGirl"Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars/Great Granny May"
Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars - Everyone in town is obsessed with the new Walk& Talk WordGirl doll. There's just one BIG problem: she misuses and misspells words! Vocabulary Words: Constantly, Indignant. Great Granny May - After a salon robbery the conniving Granny May is sentenced to house arrest. D

3:00 pm

Wild Kratts"Tazzy Chris"
When Martin and Chris assist the Tasmanian Wildlife Service in tagging endangered Tasmanian Devils, they discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a ferocious new Zachbot. Science Concepts: A healthy ecosystem has both predators and scavengers. Scavengers are animals that eat mostly other dead animals. D

3:30 pm

Cyberchase"Past Perfect Prediction"
Convinced that the last piece he needs to activate his powerful new machine is hidden in Slider's garage, Hacker threatens to evict the teen unless he pays up on an old debt. Enter the kids and Digit. As a way to raise the money, they convince Slider to open the garage for business - just like his dad did. D

4:00 pm

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman"It's Ruff in the Ring"
Ruff gets accidentally booked in a boxing match against the legendary boxer Whipped Cream McGee, so he sends Shreya out to learn how to box, and sends Marc and Marco to engineer a safe boxing helmet for him. D

4:30 pm

Arthur"Arthur Loses His Marbles/Friday The 13th"
When Arthur discovers that Grandma Thora is a marbles champion, he trains with her so he can beat all his friends. And though Thora teaches Arthur everything he knows, she doesn't teach him everything she knows. and it's Read versus Read in the first-ever Elwood City Marbles Tournament. D

5:00 pm

WordWorld"Kite Flight/Hide and Seek"
Kite Flight - When Frog sails away on a big kite he built, it's up to Duck and Shark to save him. Luckily for the WordFriends, Kangaroo comes along just in time to help. Will her knowledge about the letter K rescue Frog and get them all home safely? Hide and Seek - The WordFriends play a game of Hide and Seek where they have to hide behind WordThings that end in "ake. D

5:30 pm

Nightly Business Report
Google, the web's 800 pound gorilla reports earnings. We'll look at how much they made at the beginning of the year and talk to a top analyst. There's more evidence that TARP money meant to help homeowners is not living up to its promises. D

Outdoor Idaho"Seeking Refuge"
Where the wild things are; chances are that's where you'll find our nation's wildlife refuges. National wildlife refuges are part of a grand success story that dates back more than a century. We explore the six national refuges in Idaho: Deer Flat, Kootenai, Minidoka, Bear Lake, Grays Lake, and Camas. They are a remarkable attempt to resist the encroachments of civilization.G

7:30 pm

Dialogue"Life on the River of No Return"
Host Marcia Franklin interviews Isaac and Bjornen Babcock, husband and wife filmmakers from McCall, about their NATURE documentary River of No Return. The couple, who spent more than a year in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, discuss the making of the film, some of the highlights of their adventure, and some of the challenges they faced.G

8:00 pm

Doc Martin"Don't Let Go"
PC Joe Penhale goes to desperate lengths to prove to Maggie he has changed and is the macho husband she wants. Aunt Ruth uncovers a chest of family heirlooms igniting memories Martin would rather ignore. Tension mounts between Louisa and Martin as they disagree over everything.G

9:00 pm

MI-5
Beth and Dimitri are undercover Home Office representatives tasked with keeping delegates apart who are arriving for top secret talks between Israel and Palestine. The American president, under the guise of his first state visit to England, is chairing the talks. When a plot to kill the president is uncovered, they must also track down the assailant.G

10:00 pm

Independent Lens"When The Drum Is Beating"
Haiti's rich history of triumph and tragedy is interwoven with the story and music of Haiti's most beloved orchestra, Septentrional, whose infectious spirt and amazing longevity reflect the spirit of the nation. For six decades, this 20-piece orchestra has entertained and inspired the Haitian people with an infectious fusion of Cuban big band and Haitian voodoo beats.G